From: Jane Gardener [mailto:editor@stageplays.com]
Sent: 18 October 2011 15:48
Stageplays.com
Greetings -
Another mixed bunch for you this week ...
There's The
Last Duchess , which presents an intriguing mystery surrounding the Duchess of Windsor and How To Be Happy , which explores, well, happiness
There's My
Dog's Got No Nose , a one-man show about a stand-up comedian,
and The
Faith Machine , which examines the relationship between faith and capitalism and asks fundamental questions about the true meaning of love
And a brand-new panto -
Pinocchio
But we begin with a new spine-chilling classic for the stage, steeped in the history of classic Victorian tales of the supernatural ...
The Haunting
2 Male, 1 Female
Hugh Janes from Charles Dickens
Price: $15.30 ** 10% Off **
In an ancient, crumbling mansion, two men stumble across a dark and terrifying secret that will change their lives forever
David Filde is employed to catalogue the estate's impressive library and finds an incredible array of rare books
But as a series of strange and unexplained events conspires to keep Filde from his work, he realises that if he is to convince his sceptical employer that the mysterious phenomena he is experiencing are real, they must journey together to the very edge of terror to discover the source of the terrifying visitations
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The Last of the Duchess
2 Male, 5 Female
Nicholas Wright from Caroline Blackwood
Price: $15.30 ** 10% Off **
A compelling study of the corruption of fame and the lure of money
It's 1980 and The Sunday Times plans a fabulous journalistic coup - a photograph by Lord Snowdon of the long-reclusive Duchess of Windsor
Lady Caroline Blackwood - novelist, wit and journalist - is dispatched to Paris to secure it
But no sooner has she entered the Windsor mansion than she finds herself locked in battle with the Duchess's octogenarian lawyer, Maitre Suzanne Blum
As the conflict ignites between them, Caroline begins to find Blum decidedly more fascinating than the Duchess herself
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How To Be Happy
2 Male, 3 Female
David Lewis
Price: $13.50 ** 10% Off **
Paul is a former happiness guru. As a young man he wrote self-help books and appeared on the television as 'Mr Happy'
But now his marriage has failed and his career as a serious novelist is faltering, while his ex-wife has re-married a wealthy advertising executive to the dismay of their troubled teenage daughter
But surely if anyone can unlock the secret of perpetual happiness, he must be the man?
[more]
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My Dog's Got No Nose
1 Male, 0 Female
Ron Aldridge
Price: $13.50 ** 10% Off **
This one-man comedy takes us on a journey through the events surrounding a stand-up comedianís first ever performance
Before picking up his microphone and venturing into the limelight, he regales stories and tales about his life and experiences
Sometimes funny, sometimes sad, sometimes poignant and often laugh-out-loud hilarious, he shares his soul reminiscing about his early career as a
furniture-salesman-turned-photographer, love, marriage, and ambitions
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The Faith Machine
Alexi Kaye Campbell
Price: $15.30 ** 10% Off **
On a beautiful September morning in New York, Sophie forces Tom into a decision
The choice he makes, and the events of that day, will change their lives for ever
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Pinocchio
4 Male, 2 Female
Colin Wakefield & Kate Edgar
Price: $13.50 ** 10% Off **
Adapted from Carlo Collodiís timeless adventure of the puppet who yearns to be a real boy, this magically bring Old Italy to life with an evocative
score, colourful costumes and exotic locales ñ including the sinister Land Of The Toys and the interior of a gigantic whale!
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Women Outside the Wals
Women Outside the Walls - ePlay
4 Male, 5 Female
Trisha Sugarek
Price: $7.15
Alma, Kitty and Hattie have one thing in common - the men they love are in
prison
This story focuses on these three women ...
Alma is an exotic dancer who seems, at first glance, to be a bit of a nit-wit. But on closer inspection she has a street-smart wisdom and humor
Hattie is a hard working African American woman, with four children, who is trying to keep her family together
Then there is Kitty, a wealthy socialite, who in spite of the shame and embarrassment, visits the prison doggedly every week
In a series of flash backs we explore the experiences of these women when they lived normal lives with their husbands and children [more]
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